Christian Morgenstern - Hawaii Blue [2001, cd, forte records]

23 february 2001
lbl: Forte Records
#: FRT09
electronic
techno, experimental
192kbps
mohs hubscale: carborundum

1.		Loading
2.		All Night Dancing
3.		Ride Like The Wind
4.		Rocket Science
5.		Wrath Of The Math
6.		Konfort Corpse
7.		Minor Inconveniences
8.		In Space No-One Can Hear You Scream
9.		That's What You Get From Being Polite
10.		Skit
11.		Hawaii Blue (CD Edit)
12.		X-Mas In Freiburg
13.		Supertrance Or The Good Things About Being A Woman
14.		Bobby Is A Loser
15.		1969
16.		Outro Eins

note: "This album can be seen as a further step in Morgenstern's development towards musicality and songwriting. Still inhabiting his very unique style, this mixture of smooth and elegant sounds and a twisted tech-house moodiness, Hawaii Blue combines a range of of various styles and influences not heard before on one album. Unlike his rather dark and moody double 12" The Lydia EP from 1999, this album for the first time reveals Morgenstern's true musical origin: the 80s. Far from retro-cliches, he combines influences from the good ol' time with state of the art sound and ambiance."

genius went blue



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Chicago Underground Quartet - Chicago Underground Quartet [2001, cd, thrill jockey]

2001
lbl: Thrill Jockey
#: thrill 093
electronic, jazz
free jazz, post bop, experimental
192kbps

1.		Tunnel Chrome
2.		Four In The Evening
3.		A Re-Occurring Dream
4.		Welcome
5.		Three In The Morning
6.		Total Recovery
7.		Sink, Charge, Fixture
8.		Wo Ist Der Kuchen, Meine Frau
9.		Nostalgia

Bass - Noel Kupersmith
Cornet, Electronics - Rob Mazurek
Guitar - Jeff Parker
Mixed By - Cuq* , John McEntire
Percussion, Vibraphone - Chad Taylor
Recorded By - John McEntire
Written-By - Chad Taylor (tracks: 3, 6) , Cuq* (tracks: 7) , Jeff Parker (tracks: 2, 5) , Noel Kupersmith (tracks: 8) , Rob Mazurek (tracks: 1, 4, 9)

note: "With plenty of Miles and Ornette obviously under their belts, Mazurek and company have enough grounding in prog-jazz history to sound both confident and authentic in their further explorations in the kind of improvisational territory that's forward-looking enough to defy simple categorization."

sugar free


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Andreas Tilliander - Ljud [2001, cd, mille plateaux]

2001
lbl: Mille Plateaux
#: MP 097 CD
electronic
abstract, experimental, minimal, glitch
256kbps

1.		Untitled	1
2.		Untitled	2
3.		Untitled	3
4.		Untitled	4
5.		Untitled	5
6.		Untitled	6
7.		Untitled	7
8.		Untitled	8
9.		Untitled	9
10.		Untitled 10

note: Ljud is Swedish for "sound", and a more accurate album title is hard to come by. Andreas Tilliander takes small clicks and pops and construct small, intricate loops. A comparison with labelmates Snd is impossible to avoid, even though Andreas makes even more minimalistic music. And I can feel that there is a bit too little going on, that constant small change that make this kind of loop-based music enjoyable is sometimes so small on Ljud that it is hardly noticeable. Things get better as the album progresses, and at times a common straight 4/4 beat give the tracks more structure. The album must be seen as a whole, where the early tracks' utmost minimalism is minutely supplanted by a growing change towards the end of the album. That all ten tracks are untitled may be a further indication of this. Especially track nine is really good. - Henrik Stromberg, Igloo Magazine.

...nd sou..


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LABEL: Rhythm & Sound [1997-2001]

1997-2001
lbl: Rhythm & Sound
electronic, reggae
dub, techno, experimental
128/224

info:
official site
discogs

eps:
RS-01 Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Music A Fe Rule [1997, vbr~224]
RS-02 Chosen Brothers / Bullwackie's All Stars / Rhythm & Sound - Mango Walk [1998, 192]
RS-03 Rhythm & Sound - Roll Off [1998, 192]
RS-04 Rhythm & Sound - Smile [1999, 192]
RS-05 Rhythm & Sound - Carrier [1999, 192]
RS-06 Rhythm & Sound - Trace / Imprint [2001, 128]
RS-07 Rhythm & Sound - Aground / Aerial [2002, 224]

lps:
RSD-1 Rhythm & Sound - Rhythm & Sound [2001, compilation, 192]



note: burial mix? maybe next time.

Close Erase - Dance This [2001, cd, bp]

2001
lbl: BP
#: BP 01010
electronic, jazz
abstract, future jazz
320kbps


tracklist:

1.		Dance This Part I
2.		Dance This Part II
3.		Zoo Solitude Part I
4.		Zoo Solitude Part I
5.		Zoo Solitude Part I
6.		Zoo Solitude Part IV
7.		Rigid Digit

note: "Close Erase turned electric on their third album, Dance This (Bp 01010). Together with producer Reidar Skår, Close Erase released an album which redefines the standards of modern jazz music without compromises. With references to Miles Davis in the seventies, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and the Norwegian group Supersilent, Dance This appeals to a wide audience, stretching from dark clubs to jazznerds headphones. The album has received reviews comparable to standing ovations by most critics, including highest rating by Norwegian critic Terje Mosnes (Dagbladet).

Dance This was nominated for the Norwegian “Grammy”, Spellemannsprisen 2002 (jazz).Before their London debut 10.September 2002, the magazines The Wire and Jazz Wise has been shocked by this highly original trio."

drop it

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Log - In / Out [2001, vinyl, din]

Released: 13 May 2001
Label: DIN
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Techno, Minimal, Experimental
Bitrate: 192kbps [enough for this release ;)]


Tracklist:

A1.		In 1
A2.		In 2
B1.		Out 1
B2.		Out 2

note: dark, industrial in texture and reverberating in warmth.

german hero's tracks,

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Akufen - Psychometry Vol. 1, 2, 3 [2001-2002, vinyl (3), trapez]

Neo NYC by Francisco Perez


Label: Trapez
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Tech-House, Minimal


Vol. 1
Released: 2001
Bitrate: 192/256kbps

Tracklist:

A.		1.0
B1.		1.1
B2.		1.2

manipulate,

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Vol. 2
Released: 2001
Bitrate: 256kbps

Tracklist:

A.		2.1
B1.		2.0
B2.		2.2

take the path to the source,

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Vol. 3
Released: 20 February 2002
Bitrate: 256kbps

Tracklist:

A.		3.0
B1.		3.1
B2.		3.2

feed your brain,

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note: unique, non-complex microtechnics of psychomanipulation.

Deepchord - dc11 [2001, vinyl, deepchord]

Released: 2001

Label: DeepChord

Genre: Electronic

Style: Dub, Techno

Bitrate: VBR ~256kbps

Tracklist:

A Untitled
B1 Untitled
B2 Untitled

note: classics once again!

good traditions.

DeepChord - dc10 [2001, vinyl, deepchord]

Releeased: 2001

Label: DeepChord

Genre: Electronic

Style: Techno, Dub, Minimal

Bitrate: 224kbps

Tracklist:

A. Untitled
B1. Untitled
B2. Untitled

note: happy classic :)

swim, swam, swum.

Rovo - Imago [2001, cd, dohb discs]

Released: 2001
Label: Dohb Discs
Genre: Rock
Style: Experimental, Psychedelic, Post-Rock
Bitrate: 192kbps

Tracklist:
01. N'dam
02. Horses
03. Larva
04. Mattah
05. Numa
06. Kmara 

note: japanese superband makes very interesting psychedelic experiment, a lot of funny, running guitars with electronics.
twirkling positive energy.

Cuong Vu - Come Play With Me [cd, 2001, knitting factory works]

Released: 2001

Label: Knitting Factory Works

Genre: Jazz

Style: Space-Age

Bitrate: 192kbps

Tracklist:

1. Dreams, Come Play With Me
2. Vina's Lullaby
3. Amniotic
4. Safekeepings
5. Again And Again And Again 

note: big pleasure.

enjoy the dreams.

Monolake - Polaroid [2001, vinyl, din]

Released: 2001

Label: DIN

Genre: Electronic

Style: IDM, Techno, Experimental

Bitrate: 256kbps

Tracklist:

A. Polaroid
B. Polaroid (T++ Remix)

note: running mechanisms.

make me DIN.

Rhythm & Sound - Trace / Imprint [2001, vinyl, rhythm & sound]

Released: 2001

Label: Rhythm & Sound

Genre: Electronic

Style: Dub, Techno, Minimal, Experimental

Bitrate: 128kbps [oops]

Tracklist:

A. Trace
B. Imprint

note: can you imagine better smoking dub?

leaving traces.

Deadbeat - Primordia [2001, cd, intr_version records]

Released: 2001

Label: Intr_version Records

Genre: Electronic

Style: Dub, Minimal, Techno, Ambient

Bitrate: 192kbps

Tracklist:

1. Public Inspiration
2. Jaffa Dub (Queen B)
3. Peripheral Artifacts
4. Elder Drum
5. Minus Forty Madness
6. As We Conquer
7. Sunday Morning 

note: colossal wall of dead beats.

jaffa.

Shinichi Atobe - Ship-Scope [2001, vinyl, chain reaction]

Released: 2001

Label: Chain Reaction

Genre: Electronic

Style: Dub, Techno, Minimal, Ambient

Bitrate: 128kbps [sorry for that]

Tracklist:

A1. Ship-Scope
A2. Plug And Delay
A3. Rainstick
B. The Red Line

note: one of my CR's favs, atmospheric, experimental dubtech.

floating around.